Battle of Contault

The Battle of Contault (18 June 1918) was a battle of World War I that occurred when four Imperial German Army regiments launched an all-out assault against Allied trenches on the Champagne front in northern France, occurring within the context of the Spring Offensive. The Germans managed to push the Allies back while advancing through the interconnected maze of trenches, and the Allied reinforcements failed to recapture even their reserve trenches, leading to the Germans winning the field that day. The Germans had made use of flamethrowers and stormtrooper charges to defeat the Allies, and it was one of the many minor successes that the Germans achieved during the offensive.